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The Forgotten History of Intercropping: On the Marginalization of Alternatives to Industrial Agriculture
Intercropping—the practice of growing mixtures of crops in a single field, in contrast with the “pure stands” typical of industrial agriculture—has lo
The American Chimpanzee: Creating a Scientific Resource, 1915–1995
Prial’s project traces the history of chimpanzees as laboratory animals in the United States during the twentieth century, considering how parts of th
Different Culture, Different Climate: Cultural Differences in Climate Knowledge and Ideas
Analysis on the acceptance of western climatology in China from the 1920s to 1970s indicates that although the first generation of climatologists in C
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This research focuses on cultural differences in climate knowledge and ideas. The central issue is: to what extent did the attitudes towards climate c
Ayako Sakurai
Ayako Sakurai obtained a PhD in history of science at the University of Cambridge in 2007. Her d...
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Popular Ming Field Allocation Maps: Between Origins and Afterlife
This research is concerned with field allocation (fenye 分野) maps found across the popular Ming encyclopedias, beginning from the early seventeenth cen
What Can Artisanal Production Teach Us about Knowledge and Ownership?
MehrSociety, Rituals, and Ecology: An Environmental Approach to Water Laws in Classical Islamic Legal Traditions
This project explores the intricate relationship between religious regulations, societal practices, and environmental considerations in the realm of c
From Recipients to Producers: Indigenous Peasants’ Knowledge and Sustainable Farming in Peru (1950–2010)
Climate change strongly affects Latin America, causing glacial retreat, floodings, droughts, rising sea levels, and biodiversity loss. These changes s
Karolina Anna Sobecka
Karolina Sobecka is an artist and researcher whose work is centered on the relationship between ...
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Amanda Crompton
Amanda Crompton is an archaeologist who obtained her PhD in 2012 at Memorial University in Canad...
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